Patient directed therapy management

Abstract

An method and system that allows a patient to access stored preset patient therapy programs, that are resident in a medical device such an implantable pump or a combination medical device having an implantable pump and a implantable neural stimulator, and to create personalized therapy programs or automatic timing therapy programs from preset therapy programs to accommodate the patient's particular activity. Alternatively, the patient can select and access stored preset patient therapy programs and combine at least two modified or unmodified preset therapy programs to create personalized therapy programs.

1. A method for patient directed therapy management for a drug delivery pump, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) accessing by a patient at least two preset clinician drug therapy programs stored in the drug delivery pump; 
 b) modifying the accessed at least two preset clinician drug therapy programs by the patient; 
 c) creating at least one personalized drug therapy program by the patient from the modified at least two preset clinician drug therapy programs, the at least one personalized drug therapy program based on patient activity; and 
 d) executing at least one personalized drug therapy program for the drug delivery pump. 
 
   
   
     2. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 1 , wherein the personalized drug therapy program comprises at least one personalized therapy setting. 
   
   
     3. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 2 , wherein the personalized therapy setting comprises an infusion rate. 
   
   
     4. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 2 , wherein the personalized therapy setting comprises a start time. 
   
   
     5. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 2 , wherein the personalized therapy setting comprises a stop time. 
   
   
     6. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 2 , wherein the personalized therapy setting comprises an infusion volume or drug dose. 
   
   
     7. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery pump comprises an implantable pump. 
   
   
     8. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 1 , wherein the drug delivery pump comprises an external pump. 
   
   
     9. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 1  further comprising the step of storing the personalized drug therapy program in the drug delivery pump. 
   
   
     10. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 1 , wherein a patient programmer is used to communicate with the drug delivery pump. 
   
   
     11. The method for patient directed therapy management of  claim 10 , wherein the drug delivery pump and the patient programmer communicate via telemetry.